Main entry: torrid
Definition: extremely hot
Usage: the torrid noonday sun; sultry sands of the dessert
Main entry: torrid
Definition: emotionally charged and vigorously energetic
Usage: a torrid dance; torrid jazz bands; hot trumpets and torrid rhythms
Main entry: ardent, perfervid, torrid, impassioned, fervent, fervid, fiery
Definition: characterized by intense emotion
Usage: ardent love; an ardent lover; a fervent desire to change society; a fervent admirer; fiery oratory; an impassioned appeal; a torrid love affair